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Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare apparel exports as essential services and exempt the exporting units across India from lockdowns due to Covid.

The second wave of COVID-19 in India has adversely affected the textile sector in Tamil Nadu, especially when the export demand was high. Further, the textile hubs of Tiruppur and Coimbatore are worst affected.

As a way of supporting India’s vaccination drive, the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has requested that exporters take up the task of vaccinating all their workers after following the necessary protocols.